U.S. Braces for Possible Trucker Protest by This Weekend
- Social media posts suggest Canada-style protest could spread
- Homeland Security sent alert about potential for disruptions
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Federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies across the U.S. are bracing for the possibility of a protest by truckers that could begin this weekend and carry into March, potentially including a cross-country caravan and disruptions to cities and major transportation routes.
Although it’s still not clear how serious the threat is, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned law-enforcement agencies that protests could begin Feb. 13, when the Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles, and arrive in the nation’s capital in early March. Truckers could time their protests to coincide with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Speech on March 1, according to a law enforcement alert.